«How Do We Know They Know?» A conversation about pre-service teachers learning about culture and social justice

The Editors: R. Deborah Davis is Associate Professor in Curriculum & Instruction at the State University of New York at Oswego and serves as the Diversity Coordinator for the School of Education. She earned her M.P.A. at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the School of Education, Syracuse University. Davis is also Region 2 Director on the board of the National Association of Multicultural Education. She is author of Black Students’ Perceptions: The complexity of persistence to graduation at an American university (2004).

Arcenia London, Visiting Professor at SUNY Oswego, teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She is President of the New York Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education. Dr. London has written various articles and presentations on the topic of staff development and teacher training, and is editor of a curriculum guide with Elizabeth Sill, A Practical Guide to Education That Is Multicultural People Puzzle (1994).

Barbara Beyerbach is Professor at the State University of New York at Oswego in the Curriculum and Instruction Department. She also serves as a co-director of Project SMART (Student-centered, Multicultural, Active, Real-world Teaching), a teacher professional development program aimed at creating urban/rural partnerships to improve education K-16. Dr. Beyerbach is the author of numerous articles in the areas of teacher professional development, culturally relevant teaching, and professional development schools.